Plant Quality Manager

About the role

KION Group is looking for a Plant Quality Manager to become the Head of Quality at its production plant in Luzzara (Emilia-Romagna, Italy). Reporting directly to the Quality Senior Director ITS EMEA, the role leads and develops the local quality team covering Supplier Quality, Operations Quality, Customer Quality and the Quality Management System.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and develop the local quality team and ensure factory products meet market and legal requirements, including CE conformity
• Develop and introduce standardized production processes and implement KION Quality guidelines
• Implement best-practice standards, audit line processes and components, plan quality gates and train employees
• Evaluate external customer quality, organise and lead continuous improvement measures
• Act as the CTO Onsite representative and contact point for local management and internal partners
• Take part in local management meetings, steering committees and work groups, and support external audits (ISO 9001, environmental)
• Provide solutions to quality and supply issues through the CTO processes

Required profile

• Degree in engineering science
• At least 15 years of experience on production processes and their quality requirements
• At least 10 years in the automotive industry or at a sub-supplier; international experience preferred
• Leadership experience, preferably in multi-departmental quality organisations
• Knowledge of shop-floor quality requirements
• Fluent Italian and English, willingness to travel

Required skills

• Quality methods: PPAP, FMEA, APQP, 8D, control plans, root cause analysis
• Process design, Six Sigma and Lean (preferred)
• Team development and training systems
• Mandatory software: Microsoft Office, SAP, PowerBI

What we offer

• Gross annual salary of 50 to 70k EUR
• A company car
• Personnel development measures and career opportunities
• Psychological support service and access to 18,000+ learning resources via LinkedIn Learning